Martin Breheny: Dublin are facing the end of an era? There is no basis for that claim
Over-the-top reaction to last Saturday’s quarter-final defeat against Galway ignores the reality
Veteran Dublin players James McCarthy and Mick Fitzsimons after the quarter-final loss to Galway
Sport loves labels. Crunch game, make-or-break season, winner takes all, Super Sunday. Plus, of course, end of an era.
In many cases, the descriptions wildly differ from the reality. If you were to heed the hype, lots of games have more crunch than Kellogg’s Crunchy Nut when quite often they aren’t nearly as important as the billing suggests.